Visual studio fails to create exe file

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Visual studio fails to create exe file

Rohan 1

Every time i run a pre-created C++ file it fails to create a exe file and fails to run and a message pops up saying how do you want to open this file (.filename).

If I create a new C++ file and run it.. it runs fine..

can you help me in solving this problem.

David Lowndes 4,726 Reputation points

2021-01-03T00:16:47.413+00:00

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Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 11,356 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2021-01-04T02:22:50.373+00:00

@Rohan

Could you please give some more details to help us to reproduce the issue? Please provide a complete message.

I suggest you could try the following method:

1,Please check were there some errors in the compile.Check the Output and Errors windows carefully for any errors. Do a Build or Rebuild. Fix any errors. Don't try to run/debug until the build is error-free.

2,Make sure the code you're working on in the IDE editor is in a file that is listed as source code for this project, as seen in the Solution Explorer window.

3,Please check your project property->General->Output Directory which places all final output files that are created during the build process ,Target Name which specifies the file name this project generates and Target Extension which specifies the file name extension this project generates to see if they have been set correctly.

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David Lowndes 4,726 Reputation points

2021-01-03T00:16:47.413+00:00

Not without more detail.
Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 11,356 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2021-01-04T02:22:50.373+00:00

@Rohan

Could you please give some more details to help us to reproduce the issue? Please provide a complete message.

I suggest you could try the following method:

1,Please check were there some errors in the compile.Check the Output and Errors windows carefully for any errors. Do a Build or Rebuild. Fix any errors. Don't try to run/debug until the build is error-free.

2,Make sure the code you're working on in the IDE editor is in a file that is listed as source code for this project, as seen in the Solution Explorer window.

3,Please check your project property->General->Output Directory which places all final output files that are created during the build process ,Target Name which specifies the file name this project generates and Target Extension which specifies the file name extension this project generates to see if they have been set correctly.

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Rohan 1

there was problem in file naming...
I named it as 1.filename.cpp and hence when the program was compiled it created a file as 1.filename.exe i.e. filename was the extention of the file created....
When I changed it to 1_filename,cpp, 1_filename.exe was created and program ran successfully.
Thanks for replying.

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